Key West Self Drive Tours

Get more from your Key West self drive with this suggested Key West fly drive tour.

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Suggested Self Drive Tour Itinerary From Key West

Day 1 Key West: Arrival

Arrive into Key West, and pick up your car from the airport before heading to your hotel in order to relax before starting your Florida tour in the morning.
Hotel: Grand Key Resort

Day 2 Key West - Everglades National Park

Travel along the Keys and north on US1 to Homestead. Continue past the park entrance following a 36-mile meandering road to the seaside community of Flamingo. Spend time enjoying this immense natural wilderness and wide variety of wild life. Take an airboat ride to enjoy the ultimate Everglade experience.
Hotel: Flamingo Lodge

Day 3 Everglades National Park - Naples

Distance: 136 Miles
Leave the Everglades National Park returning to Homestead and continuing on to the beach resort of Naples located on the Gulf of Mexico. You have a choice of two main routes to Naples - Hwy 41 known as Tamiami Trail, or Interstate 75, Alligator Alley.
Hotel: Vanderbilt Inn

Day 4 Naples - Sarasota

Distance: 100 Miles
Continue north to Sarasota, passing the popular Fort Myers and Venice beaches. Stop to visit the winter residence of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, outside Fort Myers. Consider taking a side trip to the tropical barrier islands of Sanibel and Captiva (toll bridge). Visit the Ding Darling State Park on Captiva where you can hire bicycles to enjoy the Floridian flora and fauna, or take a kayak trip through the mangroves.
Hotel: Helmsley Sandcastle

Day 5 Sarasota - Crystal River

Distance: 130 Miles
Travel north and inland today as you head for Crystal River. Stop en route at Homosassa Springs, home to Nature World, a nature reserve for the manatee an endangered species, commonly known as 'sea cows'.
Hotel: Plantation Inn

Day 6 Crystal River - Silver Springs

Distance: 50 Miles
A short drive today as you head for Silver Springs. Visit Silver Springs Park where the first Tarzan movies were filmed, home to the world's largest array of crystal clear springs which can be viewed from a glass bottom boat tour.
Hotel: Quality Inn Ocala Plaza

Day 7 Silver Springs - St. Augustine

Distance: 120 Miles
Cross the Ocala National Forest via Palatka to the oldest city in the United States, St. Augustine. Ponce De Leon landed here in 1513 in search of eternal youth, and you can visit the mythical Fountain of Youth during your visit. Located on the east coast of Florida, St. Augustine enjoys both the relaxing atmosphere of a beach resort and the charm and intrigue of an historical city.
Hotel: Holiday Inn St. Augustine

Day 8 St. Augustine - Orlando

Distance: 110 Miles
Enjoy a leisurely start today as you head back to Orlando. Visit the famous Daytona Beach and Daytona International Speedway, speed enthusiasts should pay a visit to Daytona USA to check out the race memorabilia and virtual race experience. Continue onwards to Orlando to begin your break in the theme park capital of America.
Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Parkway

Days 9 & 10 Orlando

The main decision during your stay will be deciding which Theme parks to visit. Choose between Disney's Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, MGM and Animal Kingdom, or Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure or Sea World. A good sun screen and comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

Day 11 Orlando - Cocoa Beach

Distance: 60 Miles
Head east on the Beeline (toll road) towards Cocoa Beach, stopping on the way to visit the home of NASA's space program at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral. The admission fee is well worth the money, to view the many space exhibits including actual space rockets, IMAX movies and the opportunity to buy & sample real astronaut food.
Hotel: Hilton Cocoa Beach

Day 12 Cocoa Beach - Miami

Distance: 220 Miles
Traveling south along Florida's east coast towards Miami will take you through some of the most affluent beach resort areas including Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and Bal Harbor.
Hotel: Casablanca on the Ocean

Day 13 Miami

Enjoy a full day at leisure exploring Miami. Visit the very trendy art deco area of South Beach, or take an optional morning cruise on Biscayne Bay. Miami is so diverse, there is something for everyone.

Day 14 Miami - Key West

Distance: 160 Miles
Today's journey takes you south, crossing 42 bridges and 32 islands as you drive on the Overseas Highway (US1) all the way to Key West, only 90 miles away from Cuba. The route includes the famous Seven-Mile Bridge between Marathon and the Lower Keys, with the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Key Largo, well known for the Bogart/Bacall movie of the same name will be the first of the chain of coral islands known as the Keys, home also to Bogart's old boat from the "African Queen". The star visitor attraction is undoubtedly the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the only underwater park in the USA. By snorkeling, scuba diving or just viewing from a glass bottom boat, you can see an amazing array of colorful fish and beautiful coral plus the spectacle of a submerged statue "Christ of the Deep". Continue onto Key West and take the Conch Tour Train to get a flavor of Key West -don't miss the Hemingway House, one of Key West's most famous celebrities. Join the evening crowds in Mallory Square to watch a spectacular sunset or book a champagne sunset cruise to do it in style!
Hotel: Grand Key Resort

Day 15 Key West: Departure

Check out of the hotel as the tour comes to an end, and return your car to the airport before flying home.

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